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Premium Home Service English Dear valued customer, Thank you for buying a Philips DVD Recorder. Your product comes with the Philips ‘Premium Home Service’ warranty. Should you require any assistance in operating your set, Philips offers you professional support via: Philips Support Center website www.philips.com/support or Philips Consumer Care Helpline * where our trained representatives will guide you, step-by-step, to solve any issues you have.
Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse. English Important notes for users in U.K. VIDEO Plus+® is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VIDEO Plus+® system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. 3 Refit the fuse cover.
English CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by US patents. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. U.S.
English LASER Type Wave length Output Power Beam divergence Semiconductor laser InGaAlP (DVD) AIGaAs (CD) 658 nm (DVD) 90 nm (CD) 30 mW (DVD+RW write) 1.0 mW (DVD read) 1.0 mW (CD read) 84 degrees (DVD) 61 degrees (CD) For Customer Use: Read carefully the information located at the bottom or rear of your DVD Recorder and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. DVD/HDD RECORDER DVDR3575H, DVDR3577H, DVDR3595H, DVDR3597H Serial No.
Table of Contents English General Care and Safety Information .......................................................................................... 8 Setup precautions.................................................................................................................................................8 Cleaning discs ........................................................................................................................................................
Copy TV programmes from HDD......................................................................... 45~46 About copying .................................................................................................................................................... 45 Copying recordings to recordable DVD..................................................................................................... 45 Changing the screen display for recordable DVD ...................................................
Care and Safety Information English IMPORTANT NOTE! DO NOT disconnect the recorder from the power supply unless you are intending not to use this product for a long period of time. Power is needed to enable the recorder to perform essential tasks like timer recordings and automatically updating the system date/time. CAUTION! Risk of damage to discs! Never use solvents such as benzene, thinner, cleaners available commercially, or antistatic sprays intended for discs.
Introduction This DVD/Hard Disk Drive (HDD) recorder changes the way you watch TV. You have full control over the TV programmes you watch, because the Time Shift Buffer function stores all the programmes that the recorder is tuned to. You can ‘pause’ TV programmes with Pause Live TV function, or repeat any scene with the Instant Replay function. Recording has never been easier with the built-in Hard Disk Drive, you can record up to 180~300 hours of video in SEP (Super Extended Play) recording mode.
Product Information (continued) English Special features Pause Live TV Every TV programme is now under your control, allowing you to take a break without missing a moment. You can pause any live TV programme by simply pressing PAUSE LIVE TV button and resume playback by pressing the PAUSE LIVE TV button again. You can now continue watching the remainder of the programme or if you want to return to the live TV programme again, just press the LIVE TV button.
Product Information (continued) English Follow TV With this function you can align the sequence of the channels on your TV (analogue only) with those on your recorder. This enhances the efficiency of the system for recordings. Make sure you have connected the TV to the EXT1 TO TV socket of this recorder. * The Follow TV feature may not work properly on every TV. i.LINK i.
Remote Control English e OPTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PAUSE LIVE TV 9 10 11 – Enters/exits the Options menu. This menu provides various setting options. f : Cursor buttons for moving to the left/right. In recorder’s Live TV mode, replay or skip the scene by a specified length of time. : Cursor buttons for moving up/ down. g OK – Confirms an entry or selection. h HOME – Enters/exits the recorder’s Home menu. i PREV í/ NEXTë – Skips to previous or next title/chapter/ track.
o LIVE TV – Switches to live TV mode. It activates the Time Shift Buffer that allows you to pause or replay the TV programme at any time. p HDD LIST English Remote Control (continued) 15 16 17 – Shows the list of your recordings stored in the internal hard disk. q DISC – Shows the content of the disc. 18 PAUSE LIVE TV 19 r BACK – Returns to the previous menu. 20 s REW m / FFW M 21 – Fast reverse or fast forward search. t PAUSE LIVE TV u 22 – Pauses or resumes a live TV programme.
Remote Control (continued) English Using the remote control CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote control is not to be used for a long time. – Do not mix batteries (old and new or carbon and alkaline, etc.). – Batteries contain chemical substances, they should be disposed of properly. Using the alphanumeric keypad to enter the characters A Open the battery compartment cover. PAUSE LIVE TV B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA.
English Main Unit a STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. Sockets behind the flap Flip down the door as indicated by the OPEN label at the right hand corner. b Disc tray c OPEN CLOSE ç h DV IN-CAM2 socket – Opens or closes the disc tray. – Input for digital camcorders (also referred to as FireWire or IEEE1394). d Display panel i VIDEO-AUDIO-CAM1 socket – Shows information about the current status of the recorder.
Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections English CVBS OUT EXT 1 TV-OUT TO TV EXT 2 TO VCR/SAT ANTENNA-IN HDMI OUT L R MAINS AUDIO AUDIO OUT Connecting the antenna cables These connections enable you to watch and record TV programmes using this recorder. If the antenna signal is connected via a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver, ensure that these devices are turned on in order to watch or record the cable programmes.
EXT 1 TV-OUT TO TV EXT 2 TO VCR/SAT CVBS OUT HDMI OUT ANTENNA-IN English Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) XT 2 L TO VCR/SAT HDMI OUT L R AUDI AUDIO AUDIO O AUDIO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT Option 3 Option 1 Option 2 OR TV TV Connecting the video/audio cables This connection enables you to view the playback from this recorder. You only need to choose one of the options below to make your video connection. – For a standard TV, follow option 1, 2 or 3.
Step 1: Basic Recorder Connections (continued) English CVBS OUT EXT 1 TV-OUT TO TV EXT 2 HDMI OUT TO VCR/SAT ANTENNA-IN L R MA AUDIO AUDIO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT Option 4 TV Option 4: Connecting to a HDMIcompatible TV HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital interface that allows pure digital video/audio transmission without the loss of image quality.
English Step 2: Optional Connections Cable Box / Satellite Receiver C CVBS OUT EXT 1 TV-OUT ANTENNA-IN TO TV EXT 2 TO VCR/SAT HDMI OUT L R MAINS AUDIO AUDIO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT TV B Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver Option 2 (as shown on the above illustration) If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver has a Scart output socket A Keep the existing antenna connection Option 1 If your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver has only an antenna output socket (RF OUT
Step 2: Optional Connections (continued) English VCR (example only) VHF/UHF RF IN SCART OUT SCART IN VHF/UHF RF OUT D CVBS OUT EXT 1 TV-OUT TO TV EXT 2 TO VCR/SAT ANTENNA-IN HDMI OUT L R MAINS AUDIO AUDIO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT B S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT TV C Connecting to a VCR or other similar device This connection enables you to record from video tape to hard disk and allows the VCR to be used for playback on the TV if the recorder is turned off.
Back of a Satellite Box (example only) E A English Step 2: Optional Connections (continued) Back of a VCR (example only) D CVBS OUT EXT 1 TV-OUT ANTENNA-IN TO TV EXT 2 TO VCR/SAT HDMI OUT L R MAINS AUDIO AUDIO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT S-VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT B C Connecting to a VCR and Cable Box/Satellite Receiver A Connect the existing Antenna cable from the antenna output socket on the Cable Box or Satellite Receiver to the ANTENNA-IN socket on the recorder.
Step 2: Optional Connections (continued) English CVBS OUT EXT 1 TV-OUT TO TV EXT 2 TO VCR/SAT ANTENNA-IN HDMI OUT L R MAINS AUDIO AUDIO OUT AV amplifier/receiver Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver You can connect the recorder to an AV amplifier/receiver in order to enjoy multichannel surround sound. Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) from the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT socket on the recorder to the digital coaxial input socket (or labelled as COAXIAL IN or DIGITAL IN) of the connected device.
English Step 2: Optional Connections (continued) Option 1 Connecting to a camcorder You can use the front sockets to copy camcorder recordings. These sockets are located behind the flap on the right hand side which provides convenient connections. Option 1: Using the DV IN socket Use this connection if you have a Digital Video or Digital 8 camcorder. The DV socket conforms to the i.LINK standard. It provides the best picture quality. A Connect an i.
Step 3: Installation and Set-up English The installation menu appears the very first time you turn on this recorder. These settings help you set up the basic recorder features easily, including TV programme installation and language settings. Country Selection Country selection is important for TV channels search. A Turn on the TV. B Press STANDBY-ON 2 to turn on the recorder. Your TV should show the recorder’s initial installation screen now - { Menu Language } screen.
Channel search Start Auto search Previous English Step 3: Installation and Set-up (continued) Time Time setting is required for making recordings. Time format is 24h (hh:mm) 00 : 00 Skip Previous Next Note: Make sure you have successfully made all the required connections to this recorder, the TV and Satellite Receiver/ Cable Box (if any) and turned them on. The channel search will detect the signals and save all the available programme channels. I The Date entry screen appears.
Control TV Programmes English Viewing live TV About Time Shift Buffer temporary HDD storage The current TV programme will be stored in the temporary hard disk storage called ‘TSB’ (Time Shift Buffer) once the recorder is turned on. It continuously stores up to 6 (six) hours of TV programmes. PAUSE LIVE TV SUBTITLE INFO AUDIO SELECT EDIT SCART The Time Shift video bar indicates the status and timing of the stored TV programmes. A Turn on the TV.
Marking the contents for recording You need to ‘mark’ the contents in the Time Shift Buffer before it can be recorded to the hard disk. Clearing the Time Shift Buffer All the contents in the Time Shift Buffer will be cleared when you switch the recorder to standby mode, except for the marked contents which will then be stored into the hard disk. You can also clear the contents using the following steps while the recorder is turned on. A Press OPTIONS on the remote control.
Control TV Programmes (continued) English Pause live TV function Before you start ... Turn on the recorder to LIVE TV mode to watch your favourite TV programmes. A Press PAUSE LIVE TV u on the remote control to pause playback. B To resume playback, press the same button again. If you want to return to the live TV programme, just press LIVE TV. Instant replay function Before you start ... Turn on the recorder to LIVE TV mode to watch your favourite TV programmes.
About the Home menu Home menu allows access to contents on your Hard Disk recording, media files on Hard Disk, and contents of disc and USB. It also allows transferring of content among various media types. C Use keys to select recordings, audio/video files or photos. D Press u to start playback. PAUSE LIVE TV SUBTITLE INFO AUDIO SELECT EDIT SCART A Press HOME on the remote control. The Home menu appears.
Using the Home menu (continued) English Viewing media information To view general information on the selected media such as size, remaining space, media type etc. A Press HOME. The Home menu appears. B Move the selection bar to a desired source. If the media information is available, a text label will be appeared next to the blue softkey. C Press the Blue button on the remote control to display the information. { HDD Info } Recorder hard disk information.
Recording media The recording media for this recorder are internal hard disk drive and DVD±R/ ±RW/+R DL. – The hard disk has a high storage density which enables long recording duration and quick access to the recording titles. DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable) – Discs that are rewritable can be used for multiple recordings once the existing data is erased. DVD±R (DVD Recordable) – Discs can only be used for a single recording.
Before Recording (continued) English D Use Default recording settings You can preset your recording settings in the recording setup menu. PAUSE LIVE TV keys to select the setting you wish to change and press to access its options. Instructions and explanations of the options are provided in the following pages. If the option in the menu is greyed out, that means the feature is not available or not possible to change at the current state. E Press OK to confirm any new settings.
English Before Recording (continued) Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Record mode The recording mode defines the picture quality of recordings and the maximum recording time. DVDR3575H / DVDR3577H Record Mode HQ (high quality) SP (standard play) SPP (standard play plus) LP (long play) EP (extended play) SLP (super long play) SEP (super extended play) 23 45 56 68 90 135 180 1 2 2.
Before Recording (continued) English Recording settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Chapters 34 Automatically divides a recording (title) into chapters by inserting chapter markers at a specific interval. This enables you to access a specific point in the recording quickly. { Smart } – This setting is only available for the DV camcorder recording. A chapter marker is inserted whenever there is a break in the time code on the DV tape.
CAUTION! – Copy prohibited contents cannot be recorded on this recorder. – When the hard disk is full, making a new recording automatically deletes the oldest unprotected title on the hard disk to make space for the new recording. English Record TV Programme Record a specific section of TV programmes This is only possible for the TV programmes that can be found in the Time Shift Buffer.
Record TV Programme (continued) English Simultaneous record and play function Playback from DVD A Press OPEN CLOSE ç on the recorder’s front panel. While recording a TV programme to the hard disk, you can play a previously recorded title from hard disk, playback a DVD video disc or you can also playback music, photo slideshows or DivX videos from hard disk, optical disc or USB. It is also possible to watch playback from other connected devices. B Load in a disc to start playback.
English Record TV Programme (continued) Automatic recording from Satellite Receiver The feature is only applicable for the Satellite Receiver (or any similar devices) that is connected to the EXT2-TO VCR/ SAT scart socket of this recorder. In addition, the Satellite Receiver must have a timer function that is able to control the recording function of this recorder. Before you start ... Ensure that the { SAT recording } mode in the recording setting is set to { On }.
Record TV Programme (continued) English About timer recording Use the timer recording to automatically start and stop a recording at a later date/ time. This recorder tunes to the right programme channel and begins recording at the specified time. With this recorder, you can schedule up to 40 recordings at a time and up to 6 (six) hours for each recording. During timer recording, changing the recorder’s channel is not possible.
To cancel the programming and exit the menu, press the Yellow button for { Cancel }. E To confirm your entry, press the Green button for { Store }. A message to enter channel list appears. Timer recording (manually) A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for the recorder. B Press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+) on the F Select { OK } in the menu and press OK to confirm. The programme information appears. remote control. The timer menu appears.
Record TV Programme (continued) English { Start time } Enter the start time of recording (hours : minutes). { Stop time } Enter the end time of recording (hours : minutes). { Date } Enter the date for recording (Day/ Month/Year). { Channel } Select the TV channel or the external input channel for recording. { Title name } Enter the title name for this recording. { Repeat } Select a repeat recording setting (Once, Weekly, Mon~Fri). { VPS/PDC } Turn on or off the VPS/PDC setting.
G Once complete, store the setting by Changing/Deleting a scheduled recording pressing the Green button for { Store }. H To exit, press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+). A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for the recorder. B Press TIMER (VIDEO Plus+) on the remote control. The timer menu appears.
Record from external devices English Recording from an external device (Camcorder/VCR/ DVD player) Switching to camera mode will clear the Time Shift Buffer. Select a media type to record. Hard Disk When you connect your external device to this recorder, you can choose to make a recording from the external device to the hard disk or a recordable DVD. Copy-protected material cannot be recorded on this recorder. Before you start...
Recording from a DV Camcorder When you connect a DV camcorder to the DV IN socket of this recorder, you can control both the camcorder and this recorder using the recorder’s remote control. Furthermore, the smart chaptering feature ensures the chapter markers are created at each break in the images. Before you start... Mark the contents in the Time Shift Buffer for which you wish to record to the hard disk. Otherwise, all the contents will be cleared when you start camcorder recording.
Record from external devices (continued) English H You can navigate to the respective control keys on the screen to control the playback of your DV camcorder. I To stop the recording, press STOP x. Both the recorder and camcorder stop. J To exit, press LIVE TV. Helpful Hints: – Some camcorders cannot be controlled by on-screen DV control buttons. – Mixing of PAL and NTSC video format recording on a same recordable DVD is not possible. – If a part of the tape is blank, the recording will pause.
About copying Content Recordings Video files Music Photo English Copy TV programmes from HDD Copying recordings to recordable DVD Sorting New All Genre Protected Delete order Last played A Turn on the TV to the correct viewing channel for the recorder. B Insert a recordable DVD into the recorder. TV programmes recorded to the hard disk will be kept as ‘Recordings’ content. It allows you to edit your recording easily and copy to a recordable DVD for safe keeping or later viewing.
Copy TV programmes from HDD (continued) English Changing the screen display for recordable DVD If the recordable DVD has been used in a computer drive or in another recorder, the screen menu may not be displayed correctly. Before you can make recording to this disc on this recorder, you must change the screen display of the disc to ‘Philips’ type. A Load in a recordable DVD. B Press HOME on the remote control. C Move to { Disc Tray }.
A part of this recorder’s hard disk drive can be used as a Media Jukebox, allowing you to store and playback your videos, music and photos. You can copy these files from either USB or DVD to the hard disk, from hard disk to USB and recordable DVD and even directly between USB and recordable DVD. Notes: It is not possible to copy video or TV recordings from the hard disk to a USB device. The Media Jukebox supports the following files: – MP3 and Windows Media music (.mp3 and .
Copy files between HDD, USB and DVD (continued) English Copying files from USB to HDD or recordable DVD Copying files from CD/DVD to HDD or USB You can copy the data files (MP3, WMA, DivX and JPEG) in your USB drive to this recorder’s hard disk drive or recordable DVD. You can copy the files in your disc to this recorder’s hard disk drive or USB device. However, when copy to a USB device, only data files (MP3, WMA, DivX and JPEG) are allowed.
Playback from Hard Disk to English B Select a contents type and press Hard Disk navigation access its sorting display options. The Hard Disk drive serves as a media jukebox which allows you to store all source of recordings (TV recordings, videos, music and photos). The titles recorded or copied to the hard disk will automatically be saved under separate contents based on the characteristics of the recordings.
Playback from Hard Disk (continued) English Basic operation Each recording stored on the hard disk is displayed in the HDD list with an Index Picture. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. Titles Info Title 1 Title 2 Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 Delete Copy Time Date Genre 00:37:34 SP 07.07.2007 Others Child Lock Protect B Use keys to reach the title you want to play, then press u to start playback. This recorder has resume playback ability. Playback always begins at the last stopped point.
Delete/Lock/Protect a title in the HDD These options are displayed at the bottom of the hard disk title content menu. A Press HDD LIST on the remote control. B Use keys to reach the title you want. C Press the matching colour coded button on the remote control to access the options displayed at the bottom of the menu.
Playback from USB device English You can view, copy or delete the contents of a USB flash drive/memory card reader or digital camera through this recorder. D To stop playback, press STOP x or remove the USB flash drive/memory card reader or digital camera from the USB socket. Helpful Hints: – The USB socket only supports playback and copying of JPEG/MP3/WMA/DivX files. – The USB socket does not support the connection of other USB devices except to a USB flash drive/memory card reader or digital camera.
Playable discs Using this recorder, you can play and record on the following discs: Recording and Playback DVD±RW (DVD Rewritable); can be recorded on over and over. DVD±R (DVD Recordable); can be recorded only once. IMPORTANT! – If the inhibit icon ‘X’ or appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – DVD discs and players are designed with regional restrictions.
Playback from Disc (continued) English Playing a DVD video disc Normally the DVD disc contains a disc menu. You may have to make your selection (e.g.,, subtitle or audio language) within the disc menu. A Insert a DVD. If the disc menu appears, use keys to select a play option and press OK to confirm or the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to input your selection. To access the disc menu Press DISC on the remote control.
Playing an audio CD (MP3/WMA) MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3) files are highly compressed music files. The MP3 format lets you store about ten times more data (music, pictures) on a single CD-ROM than a regular CD. Playing a DivX file See ‘System Menu Options - Setup Settings - { DivX VOD }’ for information on purchasing or renting movies from DivX VOD service. This recorder can only playback DivX movies which are less than 4GB. A Insert an audio CD. The content menu appears. Otherwise, press DISC.
Additional Playback Features English Playing JPEG photo files (slide show) E Select a file and press u to start the slide show playback or press OK to show the overview images. During playback, the available playback settings are displayed at the bottom of the screen. A Press HOME. Source Hard Disk Disc Tray USB B Select the media where the JPEG photos are stored and press Zoom Repeat Speed Dn Speed Up . Content Video { Zoom } Red button – Activate zoom mode. The slideshow playback will pause.
Helpful Hints: – If both JPEG photos and MP3s are in the same disc, you can choose to playback the JPEG photos or MP3s by selecting { Photo } or { Music } in the menu. – If the JPEG photo is not recorded with an ‘exif’ type file, the actual thumbnail picture will not be shown on the display. It will be replaced with a ‘blue mountain’ thumbnail picture. – Some types of JPEG file cannot be played on this recorder.
Additional Playback Features (continued) English Creating a photo playlist (album) You can customise the JPEG photos slideshow playback by storing your selection in an album. This recorder can handle up to a maximum of 100 albums. Each album can contain up to 100 images. Note: This feature is only available for photos stored in the Hard Disk. A Press HOME. B Select { Hard Disk } in the menu and press . in the menu, then press Sorting Date sort Delete .
Editing the album You can re-arrange the photo position in the album in order to create the desired slideshow playback order, or remove the photo(s) from the album. However, the photos in the ‘Photo folders’ remain unchanged. Note: This feature is only available for photos stored in the Hard Disk. G Use keys to move the ‘navigator’ around the menu and press OK to confirm the position where you want to insert the photo(s). To rotate the selected photo(s) H Press the Blue button for { Rotate }.
Additional Playback Features (continued) English Searching forwards/ backwards You can fast forward or fast reverse a disc during playback and select a desired search speed. PAUSE LIVE TV SUBTITLE INFO AUDIO SELECT EDIT SCART A During playback, press m (reverse) or M (forward) until the search speed status bar (4X) appears on the TV. The sound will be muted.
During disc playback, press INFO on the remote control to display the available playback options. These options are varied depending on the disc type and can be selected by pressing the matching colour coded buttons on the remote control. Scan Shuffle Repeat Repeat A-B Scan disc (for CD, VCD, DVD±R/±RW disc only) This function allows you to preview the first 10 seconds of each track on the disc. A During playback, press the Red button on the remote control.
Additional Playback Features (continued) English Using the Toolbar options Note: Select { Settings } to access the system setup menu options. See ‘System Menu Options’ for details. Clearing the Time Shift Buffer This option is only available while in live TV mode. PAUSE LIVE TV A Move to { Reset TSB } and press A During playback, press OPTIONS on the remote control. The available options might differ depending on the state of playback or media type. During HDD playback: . B Press OK.
Changing subtitle language Zooming in/out This operation works only on DVDs with multiple subtitle languages. You can change to the language you want while playing DVD. A Move to { Subtitle language } and press to enter its options. B Press repeatedly until the language you want is selected. The languages may be numbered or abbreviated, such as ‘en’ for English. C Press This option only available on DVDs and recordable DVDs playback.
Edit Recordings - Hard Disk English Changing the title name Selecting the genre Some TV channels transmit the name of the programme. In this case, the programme name will automatically be stored when recording to the hard disk. Otherwise, only the programme number and date/time of the recording will be stored as title name. You may select the genre type provided in the list for easy and fast searching of a recorded title. A Press HDD LIST on the remote A Press HDD LIST on the remote control.
English Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued) Video editing This recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made. You can insert/delete chapter markers or hide unwanted scenes. 00:11:25 No Chapter When you play back a recording in video edit mode, the entire recording will be played back including the hidden scenes. Chapter Divide Hide Video bar: In the video bar, the record playback head represents the actual position of the playback.
Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued) English Merge/split a specific chapter within a recording You can create a chapter by inserting chapter marker (using the SPLIT option) or remove a chapter marker (using the MERGE option). { Merge } Merge the current chapter with the chapter before it. Note: If the previous chapter was selected to be hidden, then the joined chapter will also become hidden. Title A During hard disk recording playback, press u to pause playback at the scene where you want to edit.
Dividing titles Hiding unwanted scenes You can divide a title into two or more titles. You can use this function to separate and delete undesired portions of a recording, such as commercials. CAUTION! Once a title has been divided, it cannot be reversed. A During hard disk recording playback, press u to pause playback at the scene where you want to edit. You can choose to hide certain scenes for playback (e.g., skipping a commercial scene) or make the hidden scene visible again.
Edit Recordings - Hard Disk (continued) English Showing the hidden scene Deleting all chapter markers A During hard disk recording playback, press EDIT on the remote control. The hidden chapter will be played back while in video editing mode During recording, the chapter marker is set automatically at a specific interval if the function is active. You can choose to delete all the chapter markers when the recording has finished. A During hard disk recording playback, press EDIT on the remote control.
Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD This recorder offers various disc edit options. You can change the disc content and settings of a recorded DVD from the editing menu. If a DVD±R has been finalised, it cannot be edited. The edited contents may not be available if you play the disc on another DVD player. Index Picture screen English About editing recordable DVDs The Index Picture screen shows your recordings on a recordable DVD.
Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued) English Changing the disc/title name The original disc/title name is generated automatically by the recorder. You can change the disc/title name by following the steps below. A Insert a recorded DVD into the recorder. The Index Picture screen appears. B Press EDIT on the remote control. The editing menu appears. C Move to { Disc name } or { Title name } in the menu and press .
Finalising the DVD±R for playback It is necessary to finalise a DVD±R or DVD±R (DL) disc before you can play it on another DVD player. Otherwise, the DVD±R can only be played back on this recorder. Note: After a DVD±R disc has been finalised, no further recordings or editing can be made to it. Make sure that you have completed all the recordings and editing before finalising the disc. A Insert a recorded DVD±R into the recorder. The Index Picture screen appears. Otherwise, press DISC.
Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued) English Lock/Unlock the disc for playback Protecting the recorded titles (DVD±RW) You can choose to lock the recorded disc from viewing. You can choose to protect the recorded title on a DVD±RW in order to prevent the recordings from being accidentally erased or edited. Before you start ... Turn on the Child Lock feature. See ‘System Menu Options - Playback settings - Access - Child lock’ for details. A Insert a recorded DVD into the recorder.
E Press the matching colour coded buttons Video editing This recorder allows you to edit the video content after a recording has been made. You can add/delete chapter marker or hide unwanted scenes. on the remote control to access the options displayed at the bottom of the menu.
Edit Recordings - Recordable DVD (continued) English { Title } Yellow button – Access title editing menu. No Chapter Divide Chapter Title Hide Back Index Pic. { Divide } for DVD±RW only Create a new title from the current point of playback. The existing title will be divided into two titles. Caution! Once a title has been divided, it cannot be reversed. { Back } Return to the previous screen. { Index Pic } Use the current scene as the Index Picture.
System menu navigation The system menu provides various setup options for your recorder. Before you start ... Mark the contents in the Time Shift Buffer for which you wish to record to the hard disk. Otherwise, all the contents will be cleared when you access { Tuner } or { Set up } option. C Use keys to move the selection bar up/down/left/right to cycle through the menu options. Instructions and explanations of the options are provided in the following pages.
System Menu Options (continued) English Language settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Audio language Select the preferred audio language for DVDs with multiple sound tracks, VCDs with multiple audio channels, or DVD±R/ ±RW recorded with 5.1 multi-channel. Subtitle language Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Notes: – If the selected audio/subtitle language is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language will be used instead.
English System Menu Options (continued) Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Access Access Control Enter PIN of your choice. This will be used to access locked features Child lock: When this is selected, you will be prompted to enter the fourdigit pin code. Notes: – When doing this for the first time, use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 on the remote control to enter any four-digit pin code you prefer. – If you forget your four-digit pin code, key in ‘1504’.
System Menu Options (continued) English Playback settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) PBC Play Back Control feature is only applicable for VCD/SVCD only. It allows you to play Video CDs (2.0) interactively, following the menu on the display. { Off } – The VCD/SVCD skips the index menu and playback directly from the beginning. { On } – The index menu (if available) appears on the TV when you load a VCD/SVCD. Note: This option is not visible unless a VCD/SVCD is in the disc tray.
English System Menu Options (continued) Video Output settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) TV shape The picture shape can be adjusted to fit your TV. { 4:3 Letterbox } – For a ‘wide-screen’ display with black bars on the top and bottom. { 4:3 Panscan } – For a full-height picture with the sides trimmed. { 16:9 Widescreen } – For wide-screen TV (frame ratio 16:9).
System Menu Options (continued) English Audio settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Audio output This setting is only required if you are using the recorder’s COAXIAL/OPTICAL OUT socket to connect other audio/video device. { All } – The connected device supports multichannel audio formats. The digital audio format will be output as on disc. { PCM only } – The connected device does not support multi-channel formats.
English System Menu Options (continued) Analogue Tuner settings Auto search Press OK on the remote control to start the automatic TV channel search process and replace all previously stored analogue TV channels. This process may take several minutes. Follow TV This feature is only available if you have connected this recorder to your TV using the EXT1 TO TV scart socket. It allows you to copy the preset order from your TV to the recorder (analogue channels only).
System Menu Options (continued) English Analogue Tuner settings Manual install continued ... { Preset } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to enter the preset number for the channel to store (e.g. ‘01’), press OK and the Green button for { Store }. { Preset name } – Use the alphanumeric keypad 0-9 to enter the preset channel name, press OK and the Green button for { Store }. All channels can have a name of up to four characters.
English System Menu Options (continued) Analogue Tuner settings Sort channels Change the order of the stored channels according to your preference. 01 BBC 02 03 04 05 06 07 RTL4 ARD ORF2 TELET 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 BBC RTL4 ARD ORF2 TELET 01 RTL4 02 ARD 03 ORF2 01 BBC 04 BBC 05 06 TELET 07 1) Select the channel that you want to move and press . 2) Move the selection bar to the preset number for which you want to place the channel and press or OK to confirm.
System Menu Options (continued) English Set up settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Clock Set the clock for your recorder before you can use any of the timer recording features. Clock preset: The time/date can be set automatically on this recorder if the stored TV channel transmits a time signal. { Auto } – The recorder automatically detects the first available channel which is transmitting the time/date information.
Set up settings (underlined options are the factory default settings) Screen saver The TV screen turns black to prevent damage to the screen due to over exposure to a static image for too long. { Off } – Disable screen saver function. { 5, 10, 30 minutes } – Set the TV to screen saver mode after a period of inactivity (for example, recorder is put to pause or stop state).
Other Information English Installing the latest software Periodically Philips will issue software upgrades to enhance the user experience. A Get the version information of this unit by pressing OPTIONS on the remote control. The tools menu appears. Tools Audio language Time search Reset TSB F Visit Philips website ‘www.philips.com/ support’ to check the availability of the latest software upgrade and download the software to a CD-R. G Insert the CD-R to the disc tray.
What kind of disc should I use for recording? You can only record on DVD±R, DVD±RW or DVD+R DL discs. DVD±R/±RW is the most compatible recordable DVD format in the market today. They are fully compatible with most of the existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives in computers. What is the capacity of a DVD±R and DVD±RW? 4.7GB, or equivalent to six CDs.
Frequently Asked Questions (continued) English What does ‘finalising’ a disc do? Finalising a disc locks the disc so it can no longer be recorded. This is only required for DVD±R. It will then be compatible with virtually any DVD player. To remove a disc without finalising it, simply stop recording and eject the disc. You can still record on the disc if there is storage space for more recordings.
Why does it take so long to display the contents on my USB device? – This could be due to the large numbers of files (>500 files/folders) or size of the files (>1MB). – There could be other non-supported files in the device that this unit is trying to read/display. What if unsupported devices (e.g. USB mouse, keyboards) are plugged into the unit? The device may cause this unit to be unstable. Remove the unsupported device and unplug the mains cord.
Troubleshooting English WARNING! Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to solve a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help. Problem (General) Solution No power.
Problem (General) Solution No picture. – Turn on your TV and set it to the correct Video In channel for the recorder. You may go to Channel 1 on your TV, then press the channel down button on your TV’s remote control until you see the recorder’s built-in live TV. – Check the video connection between the recorder and the TV. No sound. – Check the recorder audio connection. See ‘Basic Recorder Connections - Connecting the video/audio cables’ for details.
Troubleshooting (continued) English Problem (Playback) Solution Disc will not play. – Insert the disc with the label facing up. – The child lock is on. See ‘System Menu Options Playback settings - Child lock’ for details. – Wrong region code. Check the rear or bottom of the DVD recorder for the supported region code. – There is no recording on the disc or wrong disc type. See ‘Playback from Disc - Playable discs’ for details. – Make sure the disc is not scratched or warped.
Problem (Recording) Solution The message ‘Insert recordable disc’ appears. – Either no disc was inserted or the disc that was inserted cannot be used for recordings. Insert a recordable DVD (DVD±R, DVD±RW, or DVD+R Double Layer). The message ‘Collision’ appears. – The timer recording overlaps with another timer recording. – If you ignore this warning, the programmed recording with the earlier start time will start first. – Change the information for one of the two recordings.
Troubleshooting (continued) English Problem (Recording) Solution Picture is fuzzy and – This happens if you try to copy DVDs or video tapes brightness varies when that have been copy-protected. Even though the picture played back your recording. on the TV is fine, the recording on the recordable DVD is faulty. This interference is unavoidable with copyprotected DVDs or video tapes. – The recordable DVD has a limited recording lifetime, use a new disc for recording.
Troubleshooting (continued) Solution English Problem (USB/HDMI) The contents of the USB flash drive cannot be read. – The USB flash drive format is not compatible with the system. – Drive is formatted with a different file system which is not supported by this DVD recorder (e.g., NTFS). Slow operation of the USB flash drive. – Large file size or high memory USB flash drive takes longer time to read and display on the TV. The connected card reader/flash drive is not detected.
Display panel symbols/messages English The following symbols/messages may appear on your recorder display: BLOCKED The disc tray cannot be opened or closed due to some mechanical obstruction. BROWSER The recorder is currently in media browser mode.
FINALIZING DISC The DVD±R disc is being finalised. OPENING Disc tray is opening. INFO DVD Information on the inserted DVD is displayed on the TV. PAL DISC A disc with PAL recordings has been inserted and an attempt was made to record an NTSC signal. Insert a new disc or use a disc containing NTSC recordings. INSTALL After the automatic channel search, the menu for setting the time/date appears on the TV. IS TV ON? The recorder is currently in the first installation mode.
Glossary English Analogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available with you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT. These red and white sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9. The letter box allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective on a standard 4:3 screen.
JPEG: A very common digital still picture format. A still-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio. Files are recognised by their file extension ‘JPG or JPEG’. MP3: A file format with a sound data compression system. ‘MP3’ is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer3.
Specifications English Recording media • HDD.
TV System Guide COUNTRY VHF AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA ALGERIA ANGOLA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZORES BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BARBADOS BELGIUM BERMUDA BOLIVIA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BRUNEI BULGARIA BURKINA FASO BURMA BURUNDI CAMBODIA CAMEROON CANADA CANARY ISLANDS CHAD CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DAHOMEY DENMARK DJIBOUTI DOMINICAN REP ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR EQUAT.
TV System Guide (continued) COUNTRY VHF UHF DVD REGIONS LIBYA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MADAGASCAR MADEIRA MALAGASY MALAWI MALAYSIA MALI MALTA MARTINIQUE MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MEXICO MONACO MONGOLIA MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA NEPAL NETHERLANDS NETH. ANTILLES NEW CALEDONIA NEW GUINEA NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGER NIGERIA NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL PUERTO RICO QATAR REUNION RUMANIA RUSSIA RWANDA SABAH/SAWARA ST.
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